Methods and Systems for Exploitation of Well-Connected Nodes in Peer-To-Peer Wireless Networks

1. A method for wireless communications by a wireless node in a peer-to-peer (P2P) wireless network, comprising: generating a connectivity metric (CM) value indicative of a number of other wireless nodes of the P2P wireless network to which the wireless node is connected; transmitting the CM value; receiving a service query based at least in part on the transmitted CM value; determining, based on information sent from another wireless node in a response to the received service query or a previously transmitted service query, whether to respond to the received service query; and responding to the received service query based on the determining and according to the transmitted CM value, wherein a time for responding to the received service query is determined based on a determination that the transmitted CM value is above a predetermined CM threshold.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the CM value is transmitted as a part of a broadcast identifier (ID) probe message.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: transmitting full connectivity information maintained by the wireless node at a frequency determined based on the CM value.

4. An apparatus for wireless communications by a wireless node in a peer-to-peer (P2P) wireless network, comprising: logic for generating a connectivity metric (CM) value indicative of a number of other wireless nodes of the P2P wireless network to which the wireless node is connected; logic for transmitting the CM value; logic for receiving a service query based at least in part on the transmitted CM value; logic for determining, based on information sent from another wireless node in a response to the received service query or a previously transmitted service query, whether to respond to the received service query; and logic for responding to the received service query based on the determining and according to the transmitted CM value, wherein a time for responding to the received service query is determined based on a determination that the transmitted CM value is above a predetermined CM threshold.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the CM value is transmitted as a part of a broadcast identifier (ID) probe message.

6. The apparatus of claim 4 , further comprising: logic for transmitting full connectivity information maintained by the wireless node at a frequency determined based on the CM value.

7. An apparatus for wireless communications by a wireless node in a peer-to-peer (P2P) wireless network, comprising: means for generating a connectivity metric (CM) value indicative of a number of other wireless nodes of the P2P wireless network to which the wireless node is connected; means for transmitting the CM value; means for receiving a service query based at least in part on the transmitted CM value; means for determining, based on information sent from another wireless node in a response to the received service query or a previously transmitted service query, whether to respond to the received service query; and means for responding to the received service query based on the determining and according to the transmitted CM value, wherein a time for responding to the received service query is determined based on a determination that the transmitted CM value is above a predetermined CM threshold.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the CM value is transmitted as a part of a broadcast identifier (ID) probe message.

9. The apparatus of claim 7 , further comprising: means for transmitting full connectivity information maintained by the wireless node at a frequency determined based on the CM value.

10. A computer-program product for wireless communications by a wireless node in a peer-to-peer (P2P) wireless network, comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions being executable by one or more processors and the instructions comprising: instructions for generating a connectivity metric (CM) value indicative of a number of other wireless nodes of the P2P wireless network to which the wireless node is connected; instructions for transmitting the CM value; instructions for receiving a service query based at least in part on the transmitted CM value; instructions for determining, based on information sent from another wireless node in a response to the received service query or a previously transmitted service query, whether to respond to the received service query; and instructions for responding to the received service query based on the determining and according to the transmitted CM value, wherein a time for responding to the received service query is determined based on a determination that the transmitted CM value is above a predetermined CM threshold.

11. The computer-program product of claim 10 , wherein the CM value is transmitted as a part of a broadcast identifier (ID) probe message.

12. The computer-program product of claim 10 , wherein the instructions further comprise: instructions for transmitting full connectivity information maintained by the wireless node at a frequency determined based on the CM value.